The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-30

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In 1887, the repor says, there were, ac'
cording TO the b u Information obtainable,
Si3 strikes, details Of which are not avail
able.
The report shows that during the six
years covered by tie investigation New
York had the largesi number OF establish
mems affected both 10y strikes and lock-
outs, there being ior the former V,2H and
for the latter LOIS.
The building trad y furnished 6,060 Of
the total numbered Establishments engaged
IN strikes. The tot number Of employees
involved in the whnl number Of strikes
for the entire period IS shown TO have been
l.3lS,62i. The number Of employees origin
ating the strikes wiz l,020,Sj9. The mum
Der Of employees In al establishments be-
forc the strikes occurred was l,6B2,0 l5,
while the whole number employed in the
establishments involved after the strikes
occurred wns 1886, 247, loss Of %, 7DS.
There wefo los. 0js new employees engaged
after the strikes, AMI 81, 4Si were brought
from other places than those in which the
strikes occurred. d. ., lS2 establishments
locE outs were ord red during the period
nanrsd. In these There were l73,9,j en-
A. Dyes before the bck-outs occurred and
80, I;i6 after the lo( ,-outs, while the mum.
Der actually locked out was l50.5iS. There
were 1885 new employees secured at the
close OF lock outs, bnd j,6S2 were brought
from other places than those in which the
.ock outs occurred sit should be ne
mcmborod, however," says the report,
that these igunS do not represent the
actual numbers 81 individual establish
ments or diilercht employees engaged, rs
in many cases ui,rc have been two or
more strikes or lbck-ouls affecting the
same establishment n The same years. In
such cases the establishment and the mum.
Der OF employees ar, duplicated" OF the
whole number OF employees involved in
strikes during fbe N years covered BY the
report, $500 per cent. were males and
II. ~ per cent. wery females. OF these In.
volved In lock -oushuring hesame period,
6s.7S per cent. wtrc males and 81 - per
cent. were females
An examination OF the tables appended
10 the report shows that New York. Penn.
sylmnia, Massachusetts,, Ohio anil Illinois
represent ~ ~ per cent OF the whole mum
Der Of establishments affected by strikes
Throughout the country, and $3.50 per
cent. OF the lock-Ouls. These five States, IL
Ii stated, contain " per cent Of all the
manufacturing establishments and employ
~ per cent u the capital invested In the
mechanical industrit- Of the United States.
OF the 22.aDg establishments in which
strikes occurred, lh,3i2, or ~. ~ per cent,
Of the whole sinks were ordered by
labor organizations, while the 2,lS2 estab.
lishmcnt- In which lock-ouis occurred
l,Tb3, or sO.3i per CENT, were ordered by
combinations oil mar gen. Of the whole
number Of Establishments subjected
TO strikes there temporarily closed
for business T. N3, or G0.lD
per cent; ON account 4 lock outs. ~. 90 per
cont. The average duration oi s,opplgc
ON account Of sirikcs was 81 days, Tor
lock-ouis ~ DAYS. The insults Of the
strikes, No far AZ Gaining the objects
sought arr concer,ed nn shown Ia be ~
follows Success followed In 10, ~ cus,s,
or "a. 90 per cent. Of tie whole; partial sue.
cess in 1904, or ~ PER cent oi the
whole, aud failure ! owed In 1910 cases.
or 30. 50 per cent. II i'le whole. rs lock.
outs 5gl establishments, or -. IS per cent.
| of the whole. suce' led in gaining their
point; 100, or S7l pr cent, partly sue.
cccded, and 1901 or $3.50 per cent,
failed.
As 10 causes or o ccls ot strikes. Il Is
shown that incrcH OF wages WIS the
principal one, i2H rtr cent. The other
leading causes are y IN ~ follows For
reduction Of hours " per cent, against
reduction Of wagcs, ! per cent -iur IN.
crease Of wages am reduction of hours,
7.57 per cent; arliist Increase II hours,
O.62 per cent. Total Tor the h,v leading
causes, T.Si per CENT. all other causes,
80. IL per cent.
Disclaiming ahsolrr nccumcy. the NJ.
port gives the losses u' employees aud EN-.
ploycn resulting iron ock-ouis aud strikes
~ follows Los to n kcs during the six
wears covered by III Investigations, Sjl,.
$40. l6j; loS Ia cmplo through lock-Outs
Tor the same period ( .l32,7l7; ora total
wage los. OfCmplbiet. I Sjg,DiS, $50. This
los occurred ior b6h .rikcs and lock outs
| in LOIS esinbliShn lis, or an average
los- Of -, AS To o8,h establishment, or ui
nearly $40 10 each n ser involved. The
/ assistance given a. ikcn during the
amcpenod, NJ iar a. o. riainahlc. amounts
to ~, 32j, 0j7, 10 thne altering from lock.
outs Il, l0a, 63S, on, q It'd OF -, lin, SOS.
| These amounts, Doe or, the commits.
sioncr SAYS, arc ulIloi cdly too low.
The cmploycrv u through strikes
for the six years ans. ed to so. 30, $50.
through lOck-outs, : ,2,aBl, or total
loss To the cstablisbms involved oi So
1924. The apptnd tables al-o show
that the chief burden OF the strikes was
borne by thirteen Ind irics. viz: Roots
and shoes, 81 cstabii' nenis. brick max.
ING. as; building trail, 600. clothing.
l. rs. cDopcngc. 4Si inod preparations,
l,llh furniture. i9l; lumber, 3ab metals
and metallic goods, -, mining. 2,0G0.
stone. i6S; tobacco. 2Nje transportation,
Las. These rcprc<en @3j per cent. oi
the whole number subject TO strikes.
In lock-outs ilvcsoadvs bore ~ per cent
Of the whole burden, ~ follows lI0ots
aud shoes, l5j csitb .hmcnts. building
tmdcs, 53l. clothinL 2,s metal aud me.
tallic goods, 20, and iolaoo, ~, OF n total
Ut l,iHl.
beside completing tho field work iof
this IMPORT and the compilation 81 the In.
formation the lmrtn hes carried on u
completion the inves 1,iion begun las,